Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao took another careful look at the runes on the sword, indeed similar to those on that mysterious black bottle. Although he couldn't understand them, he could still feel their presence.

He had once heard from Gu Bo of the Genetic Store that their planet had alchemy masters capable of crafting mysterious weapons and equipment. It seems that this sword and that black bottle must have both been the work of an alchemy master.

But why had the entire spaceship melted, yet this sword remained unmelted?

Yang Xiao, holding the Longsword, approached a large boulder and struck down with the sword.

The blade shone brightly as it cut through the rock as easily as slicing through tofu, cleaving the hard boulder in two. Looking at the cut surface of the rock, it was smooth as glass.

"Awesome job, brother Yang Xiao!"

The chimpanzee caressed the smooth cut surface of the rock, showing a hint of awe towards the sword in Yang Xiao's hands.

Yang Xiao tested it a few more times, realizing that the sword's defining feature was its superior sharpness; it could cut through rock or large trees with a single stroke. Moreover, each time the Longsword touched an object, glimmers of light would flow along the blade, and the runes on it would shine brightly, undoubtedly those runes bestowed the Longsword with its mysterious power.

The more Yang Xiao used it, the more he liked it. Even without the addition of the Strength Attribute, the sword's sharpness was a form of unstoppable power in itself.

Since the sword had no scabbard, Yang Xiao placed the Longsword directly into his Space Ring. That way, when not in use, it would be undetectable by others, and very convenient when needed; Yang Xiao could instantly draw the Longsword from the Space Ring using his will, as if the Space Ring itself was the scabbard.

Yang Xiao continued to circle the crater, examining every inch of the sand, hoping to find other clues.

The chimpanzee and the lion joined in to help Yang Xiao examine the area.

"Why have I never seen that sword before?"

The lion regretted not discovering such a sharp weapon sooner.

"And what if you had seen it? Can you use a sword?"

The chimpanzee retorted.

"I could have given it to you."

The lion said, laughing.

The chimpanzee, not knowing how to respond to that, simply chuckled,

"Annoying lion!"

...

After checking around the entire crater twice more and confirming there was nothing else to be found, Yang Xiao went to the bottom of the crater and scooped up half a ladle of spring water.

"So you two hastened your Genetic Evolution by drinking this spring water?"

Yang Xiao looked at the lion and chimpanzee.

The chimpanzee nodded.

"At first, many wild beasts in the canyon drank it. Moreover, when the Holy Spring water first overflowed, it flowed into that stream, and all the beasts in the canyon drank from it."

The monsters in this canyon are somewhat special, possessing relatively high Evolution Levels but comparatively weak Combat Power. Now it seems the problem lies with the Holy Spring water since these beasts did not evolve purely on their own strength.

For example, a rabbit's normal Evolution would be gradual and there would be a limit to it. Perhaps it could not evolve beyond the Enhanced Gene level. But with the catalyst of the spring water, a rabbit might be able to evolve to the Intermediate Enhanced Gene level in a short time, yet its overall Combat Power might not be as formidable.

No matter how tall a blade of grass grows, it can never become a tree.

Both the chimpanzee and the lion initially had considerable Genetic Evolution Space, and the emergence of the Holy Spring merely helped them realize their potential earlier.

"Later, the chimpanzee chased other animals away and monopolized the Holy Spring."

"Annoying lion, you were also involved in chasing the other animals away at the time."

"Fine, we both did."

"But later, when you saw the Holy Spring's water level steadily decreasing, you wanted to monopolize the spring for yourself, and you even teamed up with the fox to drive me away. Despicable, cunning, shameless!"

The chimpanzee remembered past events and still couldn't calm down inside, looking very angry.

The lion's expression was a bit awkward, and then he had a bright idea and said:

"It's all the fox's fault! The fox was the instigator."

The fox was already dead, so of course, the blame fell on the fox.

The chimpanzee was taken aback and nodded repeatedly:

"The despicable fox!"

Yang Xiao glanced at the silly Black Jinkang and thought to himself, what a simpleton, fooled by the lion with a single sentence; it seems the lion is smarter.

Then the lion said something else that made Yang Xiao burst into laughter.

"The fox said, no matter how much spring water you drink, you're still a chimpanzee, you won't turn into a white chimpanzee, let alone a human."

The chimpanzee paused, looked at the lion, and asked:

"What about you drinking a lot of spring water?"

"The fox said I could become the King of Lions, the King of All Beasts."

While speaking, the lion purposefully held its head high, looking noble.

"King of Lions, aren't you still a lion? With me, Black Jinkang around, don't even think about being the King of All Beasts, heh heh."

The chimpanzee mocked.

...

The two fellows started bickering again.

While laughing, Yang Xiao took a few sips of the spring water, which was sweet, clear, and refreshing.

When the spring water entered his body, it did not produce any electric current.

Based on Yang Xiao's experience, every time he drank a Genetic Potion from the Genetic Store, an electric current would be produced inside his body, but now this spring water didn't produce any current, so it probably wouldn't help with his own Genetic Evolution.

Although the spring water was a disappointment to Yang Xiao, he unexpectedly found a sharp longsword, which made it worth the trip.

Yang Xiao decided to stay in the Desert Canyon for a few days. With the chimpanzee and the lion around, there was no need to fear the Sand Demon at night, and he could go out to hunt monsters during the day to enhance his Genetic Evolution.

This place was quite far from the Genetic Store and was rarely visited by people, so there were more wild monsters around.

Aside from relying on the water from the Holy Spring to enhance their Genetic Evolution, the chimpanzee and the lion have another important way to elevate their evolution: hunting other Mutant Monsters in the canyon and consuming their flesh and blood.

This is an important path for all Mutant Monsters to enhance their Genetic Evolution.

That night, the lion caught an Enhanced Gene Advanced big buffalo for dinner.

The lion and the Black Jinkang directly divided up a buffalo that weighed thousands of pounds, while Yang Xiao only cut ten or so pounds of meat to roast and eat.

The lion and the Black Jinkang really liked the taste of the roasted meat, especially after Yang Xiao sprinkled it with salt.

However, to enhance Genetic Evolution, it was still better to eat the raw flesh and blood of Mutant Monsters for a more potent energy, so the chimpanzee and lion chose to eat raw.

At night, the chimpanzee and the lion guarded the Holy Spring and lay down next to it to sleep, while Yang Xiao made a campfire nearby and slept next to the Flame Horse by the fire.

In the middle of the night, a thunderous noise came from the canyon, and Yang Xiao jumped up to see, with the help of the faint light from the night sky and stars, a monster a hundred meters tall with two huge crimson eyes partially visible in the sky.

Holy crap, the Sand Demon came again?

The chimpanzee and the lion roared and ran over together.

This time, the Sand Demon didn't gain any advantage and was defeated by the combined efforts of the Black Jinkang and the lion. It was completely shattered and turned into falling sand.

In the sky, those crimson eyes kept staring fiercely at where Yang Xiao was standing, then finally vanished reluctantly.

The chimpanzee and the lion were also quite helpless against the indestructible Sand Demon.